With very nice sailing winds predicted for tomorrow, I was giving my equipment a check over and noticed that my TI sail was nearly completely torn away from the fabric mast topper section. This would explain the weird wrinkles I’ve had in the sail lately.

No idea what caused it, but I couldn’t stand the thought of missing what is sure to be one of our last really good windy days until fall. So I attempted a temporary repair. It might be something that would benefit somebody else if a similar scenario happened to them.

Tom I was talking about the one where you are on the water testing out your sail repair. Where on the boat and what sort of mount are you using to hold the camera while you are sailing? Is it something you made or bought? I would like to eventually be able to shoot some video like this eventually. Thanks

Hobie declined to replace the damaged sail under warranty (less than one year old, used less than 15 times, citing the damage as "normal wear and tear") so I'll get to see just how long this repair will hold up.

Most likely I'll look into getting a new sail but I want one that'll last longer than just a few months. If that's all these are good for I'm going to look at some aftermarket or custom sail makers and see what I can come up with. In the meantime, I'll find out just how dependable hot melt glue is when used on a sail - it's already proven to be better than the original stitching. How long it'll last remains to be seen.